Shoe-support.



J. U. WALSH.

SHOE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a, 1911.

1,14;,396 Patented July 21, 19M.

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SHOE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. s, 1911.

1 1%,396 Patented July 21, 1914.

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Be it'lmown that'I, Jam: citizen of the United States, res1d1ng C. WALsn, a at Philadelphia in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Shoe-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to improvements in racks for holding shoes while being shined,-

or polished, and to this end I have devised a simple, inexpensive, and -eflicient standard arranged to project outwardly of a wall or other support, upon which, is remov'ably mounted a shoe holder adj ustableto shoes of various sizes. I a

The object'of my invention is to provide a pivotal standard mounted upon a wall, and supporting members for a shoe and the like; dependingly carried by said standard or; bracket engaging the upper of the shoe to be f lin; alinement with the ortions 17 and 17', Thisdevice is provided with a fixed and supported at opposite ends.

an adjustable memberfor suspending a shoe in contradistinction to supporting it upon a solid back, the fixed member engagmg the toe end of the shoe and the other member being adjusted in the shoe to assume a tion at the rear end of the upper- I With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction shown in the drawin s, and then more particularly pointed out 1n the appendedclaim's.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the respective views, where- 1n fragmental top plan view oft e forward end of the bracket. Fig. 5 is a detail fragmental end elevation of the fixed shoe holding member, and Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the toe member.

Mounted on a wall or other suitable su i l 34 and 35 of these members will engage and port is a suitable block 1 which is vertical y disposed and secured thereto by any suitable means. .Staples o'r hook members 2 and 3 are carried near each end of the block 1 5a block 11 is 'slidabl posi- Figure 1 is aside elevation o fjthe device;

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specimen! ten m rit l .raettaam 2i, i914. Application and Sepltinter awn-.-

disposed member 6' was oil the b dy or {said pintlebetweenfthe ook members 2 and 3 3,the brace-5 restraining endwise movementpintle against vertical dis gplacement. The

g7 forming guiding al ;having its head spannin the .slot 8 of nar member 6isfformed with a. longitudinal slot 8, and a recessed gui'dewayv Is 9 and 10 respectively; in said recess, a screwirow width, beingtappe I through the bloek, 11, and engaged extenorly' of the member or:

b acket-ch31 a thumb-nut 12. Dependingly ian'd ntegrally carried gofi'set jl4 upon the extremity of which a boss 15 s formed. Thefree end of the'br'acketfi iis formed with a teiion' 16 at the inner end or which outwardly project shoulder portions g1? l7 and at the opposite extremity of lwlllh '3 preferably rounded head l8 is I D the block '6 is a {bar 13 terminating in an lnclined curvilinear zferm' 'd ftaving shoulder portionsli? and 19-.

Ethe inaenwalls'of the s oulder portions bef g'ing parallel with o e'aliother and at right Ifangles'to'shank or ,t'enon 16. I v V 20 designates ya hook shaped" member 52 fir y 5 jangles to its body fpending portion 22 set 22' formed at right ld terminating" in a deparallel to said body, a

formed at one end Vg lth a, rectangular recessv Y protuberance or lu'g. 23 being formed upon; the ofi'set 2'2hjaiving' an a1ertur1e'24therein The curved branch 25; o' member 20 is ar:

ranged to enter the toe end of. an upper beingatta'ched-to independent members 2'6.v

?a'nd.27 having their edges brought to ether at.28,"*a crosspiece 29 fofritiedflon mem er 25 beingsuitably}fastenedas by studs 30 to 26 and Q at their bottom portions. I

As clearly shown each toe,

member 26 and-27 has preferably horizontal lower surfaces and an upper-curved surface 31 rising evenly from opposite edges to form a tapered top tapering from :small at the outermost extremity to large at the rear end and from large at the lateral margins to small at the top, the sides of the members 26 and 27 beingoppositely slotted at 32' and 33 respectively, 'so that the adjoined' bars conform to the curve of the inner wall of the Each member 26'and 27 is formed at its rear end with Suitable lugs 38 and 39 respectively bearing upon transverse lugs 40 on the curved part 25 of member 20 which are formed with a plurality of openings 41 registerable each with a corresponding opening, in each member 26 and 27 whereby the latter may be swung on the pivots or studs 30, and secured against movement by cotter pins 42.. Secured to the same wall or support and at oneside of the block 1 are hooks or staples-43 in which the bill portions'44 of hook members 45 are placed as the opposite free end formed with a rectangular offset 46 is passed through the aperture 24 of the lug 23 of member 20, thereby serving to rigidly hold thebracket at rightv angles to the I tles 4 and set in position by walls.

In operationthe hook members 45 will be made of various sizes so that the brackets 20 may projecttinpositions at greater or less angles than a right angle. The bracket having been swung or turned on pivots or pinmeans of the brace members 45 the members 13 and 20 may be arranged to engage a shoe upper.

' The recess 21 of member 20 will be presented over the shank 16 of the bracket 6 and I being of the same width therewith, the tenon engaging pro will enter its mortise snugly and support'the curved member 20., The lug 23 through which the ofiset 46 will be at the left of 'ection formed by members 26 and 27 is held forwardly of the bracket, but it will be at the right side thereof when said projection is held fbracket, see Figs. 1 and 3, which denote diametrically opposite positions of said projection thereon. The shoe 48 may be accommodated irrespective as to its size and after the curved projection of member 20 has been passed into the toe end of the upper so that the upper curved surfaces 31 of members 26 of member 'is passed bracket 6 when the soleinturned under said and 27 bear against the leather of the toe, as shown in Flg. 1, the member 13 ma be adjusted in caused to project. By moving the sliding "and 20 are removable.

the shoe in which ithas eenthat the members 26 and 27 are formed with.

extremities which flare so as to form a rec'ess 47. This is forthe purpose of enabling.

the toe members 26 and 27 to be laterally exstuds 30 as a pivot, as shown tended each being movable on one of thein Fig. 6, so

cure by Letters Patent is:

parallel ofli'set.

end to one end of said cross-piece,

that if the cotter pins passed through the aperture 41 of the wing 40 and through the corresponding openings in lugs S-Sand 39 of said members be removed, the latter may be turned outwardly until the recess 47 is narrowed by the extremities of said members whereupon the said members will be in the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6, then by replacing the cotter pin 42 through 'the appropriate apertures the toe members will be held in this position;' as thus extended the toe projection of member 20 is adapted to engage the sole of the upper correspondingly sized to receive it. Both the openings through which the studs 30 pass and the openings 41 are enlarged in diameter so as to allow play for studs 30 and for the cotter pins passing through lugs 38 and 39 when the toe members are swung laterally.

Numerous modifications may be resorted to in practice from the exact details of construction shown without departing in essence from the principle disclosed.

Having now described my invention, which I claim to be new and, desire to pro- .1. A device of the kind described consisting of a bracket, an enlargement formed terminally of said bracket, and a shoe tree comprising an arm formed with an angularly disposed terminal having a lug downwardly turned, and parallel to sald arm, said arm being supported on said bracket, said enlargement formed with opposed re cesses arranged to receive said arm" 2. A device of prising a bracket, a. bearing m which said bracket is pivoted, a member adjustable on said bracket and engaging the heel end of a shoe, an enlargement formed terminally of said bracket, a shoe tree comprising'an arm formed with an angularly disposed terminal having an offset parallel to said arm, sai arm being supported on said bracket, said enlargement being formed with opposed recesses arranged to receive said arm' and its parallel ofiset, an integral lug formedon said arm extending laterally of said bracket, and a brate arranged to be pivotally connected to a wall and removably connected to said lug to hold said bracket in position.

3. In combination an arm, two sections arranged to support the toe end of a shoe, each of said sections having formed inte ally at one end of said arm,

each section; eing pivotally connected atlone u s formed upon said arm-upon one of whic that a rectilinear edge ar ranged normally to abut with that of its and its Y the kind describ Q the opposite end of each section is slidable, and means engaging said lugs and said sections arranged to hold said sections in set position. i

4. The described device consisting of a pivotally mounted bracket having an en. larged outer end and a longitudinal slideway, a shoe tree on the end of said bracket, a shoe heel engaging member slidable in said slideway, means for holding said member in fixed position, and means for holding said bracket rigidly projected, said tree consisting of an arm having its upper end returned whereby it may engage said bracket, said bracket havin recesses for engagement with said arm an returned portion, said arm having a right angular portion, the outer end of which is T-shaped, toe engaging members pivoted to said outer end, and opposing lugs inwardly of said end over which said members are movable and means whereby said members may be fixed to said lugs.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN C. WALSH. Witnesses:

GEORGE F. SHINEHOUSE, EDGAR F. SHINEHoUsE. 

